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| Association | Botswana Cricket Association (BCA) |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Phemelo Silas |
| History | |
| List A debut | v.  Nigeria at Willowmoore Park, Benoni South Africa; 25 August 2007 |
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC status | Associate member (2005) |
| ICC region | Africa (ACA) |
The Botswana Under-19 cricket team represents Botswana in international under-19 men's cricket. The team is administered by the Botswana Cricket Association (BCA). [1] [2] [3]
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The following squad were named for 2024 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification.
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phemelo Silas (Captain) | 25 April 2001 | Right Hand Bat | Legbreak |
| Kgosi Machailo | 16 November 2003 | Right Hand Bat | Wicketkeeper |
| Shaswath Rangaswamy | 20 December 2001 | Left Hand Bat | Leftbreak Googly |
| Muaz Arooz | 5 December 2000 | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Offbreak |
| Shepherd Mothusi | 17 April 2001 | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Medium |
| Zaidul Islam | 8 May 2003 | Right Hand Bat | Legbreak Googly |
| Cedric Batshabane | 27 October 2001 | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Medium |
| Lawrence Ntshontsi | 13 May 2001 | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Medium |
| Boteng Maphosa | 28 March 2002 | Right Arm Medium Fast | |
| Rod Mbaiwa (Wicketkeeper) | 14 June 2003 | Right Hand Bat | |
| Boemo Khumalo | 23 January 2003 | Right Hand Bat | Right Arm Medium Fast |
International match summary
As of 27 August 2018
| Playing records | |||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | D/NR | Inaugural match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth One day Internationals | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 25 August 2007 | |
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| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kenya | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 August 2007 | 25 August 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rwanda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 August 2018 | 20 August 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Sierra Leone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 May 2013 | 28 May 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Swaziland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2018 | 23 August 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Tanzania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 August 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Uganda | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 August 2007 | 27 August 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Botswana's U19 World Cup Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
 1988 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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  2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Botswana's U19 World Cup Africa Qualifiers Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pos | № | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2014 | DNQ | 3/8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | DNQ | 6/6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | DNQ | 4/4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | DNQ | 4/5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2024 | DNQ | 6/8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | DNQ | – | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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